Wooler Primestock Sale

At Wooler on Wednesday 27^th July Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock selling 1663 prime sheep comprising of 1313 Lambs and 351 Cast Ewes & Rams

Lambs:

All classes taking the drop in line with national trend

Sale was topped for at £140 for heavy Texel from Moor & Son, Nesbit to J A Jewitt

More lighter commercials on offer

Leading prices per head: Texel: £140, £127 Nesbit, £130, £128.50 Burradon Mains, £122 Wandon, £120 Bewick Folly, £119 Swarland Old Hall. Beltex: £127, £126, £121, £120 (2) Annstead, £120 Bewick Folly. Suffolk: £119, £114 Burradon Mains, £116.50 Springhill, Seahouses, £114 Newburn. Vendeen: £110 South Lyham

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex: 323p, 320p, 314p, 312p Annstead. Texel: 280p Swarland Old Hall, 280p Bewick Folly, 276p Pasture Hill, 273p Auchencrow Mains, 265p East Newburn and Black Heddon

Cast Ewes:

Cast Sheep continue to sore as numbers steadily come forward

Sale peak of £207 with a run of smashing Beltex cross ewes from Craig Mellor, Annstead

Leading prices: Beltex: £207 (2) Annstead. Texel: £204, £170 Shepherds Cottage, £197 Black Heddon, £169. £157 Annstead, £165 Lochside, £159 Easington, £157 Marshall Meadows. Suffolk: £160 Easington, £159, £153, £150 Branton East Side, £159 Pallinsburn, £158 Primside, £157 Blossom Plantation, £150 Shepherds Cottage, £150 Edrom Mains. Greyface: £138 Lochside, £132 Primside, £126 Easington, £123, £121 Edlingham Newtown, £123 Auchencrow Mains, £117 Edrom Mains. Cheviot Mule: £137 Primside. Romney: £125 Attonburn. North Country Cheviot: £117 Bowmont Farming. Blackface: £112 Edlingham Demesne

Rams: Texel: £165 Shepherds Cottage